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Very nice. I have not seen this one before.
CWT 630BS-1a, R2, Reverse die 1375.
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Congrats on your 1st CWT purchase. Love the token!  I started collecting US type coins in the beginning, but have switched 100% to the CW tokens. There is soooo much interesting history behind them. Again, congrats! |
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Thanks everyone for the compliments! Amida, can I assume that "630BS-1a, R2, Reverse die 1375" is reference number? If so, can you please share the reference?
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Standard Catalog of U.S. Tokens 1700-1900. Rulau 4th ed.
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Amida thanks! Dave H, thanks for the link! Those tokens rock!  |
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Yes they do . Gives a person something to aspire towards. CheetahCats tokens are the BOMB! |
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Very cool, and something that kind of goes along with my interests in the Two Cent series. I have always been facinated by them, but have yet to own any. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Wonderful pickup. Congrats!
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I've long admired Horter's work and wondered if this tree might be a representation of the famous Charter Oak. Thoughts on this, anyone?
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The Charter Oak was in Connecticut, wasn't it?
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Yes, Philadelphian, the Charter Oak was in Connecticut. It still could have been used on this token though. The Capitol building appears on some patriotics, yet the die sinker was not located in Washington, D.C. The Charter Oak as a symbol may perhaps have inspired Horter's creation of this die? Just a thought on my part.
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Just picked it up at a local show. I do not have a lot of info on it. The holder is labeled, "Civil War Store Card Token, New York City, 1863". I really like the tree on the obverse (I do not think I have seen this before) and it is a little bigger than some at 21.5 mm.
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